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> How in plpgsql�use LIKE with a variable?
>
> let say I want to do this query:
> ���� SELECT INTO�RS�id FROM customer WHERE firstname LIKE keyword% LIMIT 1;
>
> keyword is a variable, in this case I want to find name like 'Jo%'
>
> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION custlike(text) RETURNS INT4 AS'
> � DECLARE
> �� �keyword ALIAS FOR $1;
> � � RS RECORD;
> � BEGIN
> ��� SELECT INTO�RS�id FROM customer WHERE firstname like keyword% LIMIT 1;
> ��� IF FOUND THEN
> ����� RETURN RS.id;
> ��� ELSE
> ������ RETURN NULL;
> ��� END IF;
> �END'
> LANGUAGE 'PLPGSQL';Try: SELECT INTO RS ID FROM CUSTOMER WHERE FIRSTNAME LIKE KEYWORD || ''%'' LIMIT 1; You append KEYWORD and a '%' together using ||. You need to use doubled quotes inside the quoted environment; one gets stripped off so that the stored procedure will wind up containing the query: SELECT INTO RS ID FROM CUSTOMER WHERE FIRSTNAME LIKE KEYWORD || '%' LIMIT 1; -- let name="cbbrowne" and tld="gmail.com" in name ^ "@" ^ tld;; http://linuxfinances.info/info/sgml.html C is almost a real language. (see assembler) Even the name sounds like it's gone through an optimizing compiler. Get rid of all of those stupid brackets and we'll talk. (see LISP) ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])
